04 August 2020
: Case report 
A Rare Case of Elongated Styloid Process Fracture
Rare disease
Kojiro Hirano1ABCEF*, Tomoaki Mori2B, Takahiro Suzuki3A, Yasuyuki Hinohira4A, Hitome Kobayashi1DDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.925405
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e925405
Table 2. Treatment method and characteristics.
| • Less invasive | • Surgical entry is difficult |
| • No scarring on the neck | • Scarring on the neck |
| • Depending on the anatomical position, it can reach the base of the styloid process at short distances | • Due to the distance from the base of the styloid process, the surgical wound is large in the case of enucleation of the base part |
| • Risk of vascular injury due to the narrow field of operation | • Risk of secondary damage before reaching the styloid process |